Andrew and I went to see Cheap Trick at Harrah’s last night. I saw them last year at the TLA in Philly along with OK Go and it was a great time. Andrew has been mentioning that he would be interested in going to see them, so when tickets went on sale, I got some as part of Andrew’s Christmas gift.
We were in the Penthouse area – sounds nice, but it was pretty far from the stage. We had a good view, however since we were above the stage. The sound was good, although not as good as if we would have been down at floor level… but probably best since it was Andrew’s first concert.
They sounded great… still anchored by Bun E. on drums and Tom Petersen on bass – who are the highlight for me. Robin was in good voice. There were only one or two songs that he has adjusted a little to stay within his range. They played all the hits you would expect. Plus, they rolled out one of my favorites “Heaven Tonight” – and did it justice and they dusted off “Don’t Be Cruel” which sounded great as well.
My only real complaint was the length of the show. They started promptly at 9:00 and they wrapped up their encore by 10:19. I was expecting a little more.
Andrew had a blast though and I must say that I think it was a great first concert to see.
